For students in Grades 6-8 in Fall 2025
Thursday, July 24 - Friday, July 25
10-11:30 am
Trefz Forum
As part of Camp Explore 2025, discover basic engineering and physics principles with Jay Mankita, founder of Playful Engineers. Bring simple machines to life through artful design and learn to work with wood and wire, cardboard, and other ordinary materials to make your own mechanical crank-driver automation. Experiment with crankshafts, cams, and linkages as you plan, assemble, and fine-tune your own kinetic sculpture that tells a story, sets a scene, or brings a character to life!
This is a cumulative, two-day workshop. Attendance at both sessions is recommended.
About Jay Mankita
Jay Mankita is the founder of Playful Engineers, an arts-in-education company that fosters play-based learning, creativity, and open-ended engineering. Jay has spent years guiding students to learn by tinkering with mechanisms, solving design challenges, building problem-solving skills, and sparking the imagination.
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This a free program for those who attend. Because of the limited number of students, you will be charged $25 upon registration. Your deposit will be refunded less credit card processing frees upon attendance or notification of inability to attend sent to mpastel@westportlibrary.org a week before the program starts AND we can fill your spot.
Questions? Contact mpastel@westportlibrary.org
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Camp Explore is made possible by the continuing generosity of Roz and Bud Siegel.
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